I have changed this to OT, although I have OT posts
filtered (so I won't see a response to this unless you
mail me directly).

Actually, there are several different services for
"Bulk Rate Mail." In the US, as the sender you can
annotate your bulk mail with special service requests,
called Ancillary Service Endorsements (that may cost
additional fees):

Address Service Requested
Return Service Requested
Change Service Requested
Forwarding Service Requested

So the statement "Bulk rate just gets pitched, never
returned or forwarded" is not entirely accurate.

> On Wednesday 23 April 2003 04:17 am, Alan B. Pearce
> wrote:
> > > I started to "return to sender" any mail ...
> > >
> > >My postman tells me that if I haven't opened it,
> all I have to do
> > >is draw a slash line across the address and
> they'll do the rest.
>
> Of course, that won't work on bulk rate mail, just
> on first class.
>
> Bulk rate just gets pitched, never returned or
> forwarded.
>
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